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Blake College by Dan Armstrong

Airs at: Fri, 12/13/2019 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Host Ken Jones talks with Dan Armstrong, author of the new novel Blake College from Mud City Press. Dan’s work includes the novels Chain of Souls, Prairie Fire, Puddle of Love, Taming the Dragon, Cornelia: The First Woman of Rome, and The Eyes of Archimedes, a trilogy abou... Read more

Buscando America on 12/10/19

Airs at: Tue, 12/10/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

Conoce a Diana Marcela Cuartas en la sección Nomadxs. También hablamos sobre las movilizaciones sociales en Colombia através del paisaje sonoro del paro nacional del podcast CeroSetenta. Conoce Colombia chiquita en la Ciudad de México através de una conversación con Danny M... Read more

These Boys and Their Fathers by Don Waters

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

Our In Depth guest today is Don Waters, Portland-based author of the new memoir These Boys and Their Fathers, from University of Iowa Press. In addition to the new book, Don’s work includes the novel Sunland, and two story collections -- The Saints of Rattlesnake Mountain a... Read more

Until the Lions: Echoes of the Mahabharata

Airs at: Thu, 01/09/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

In Until the Lions, Karthika Naïr retells the Mahabharata through the embodied voices of women and marginal characters, so often conquered and destroyed throughout history. She captures the richness and complexity of the Mahabharata, while illuminating lives buried benea... Read more

Joseph Gallivan interviews painter Tom Cramer

Airs at: Tue, 12/10/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Art Focus

On Tuesday Dec. 10, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews painter Tom Cramer about his show Journey to the Third Dimension, on now through Dec. 29 at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene. Cramer talks about his wood carving style, how music and drawing rela... Read more

PCS Holiday Shows

Airs at: Tue, 12/10/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Stage and Studio

Dmae welcomes Marissa Wolf, artistic director of Portland Center Stage to talk about two holiday time shows, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (which she directs) a reimagining of Pride and Prejudice and the Tony-award-winning musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Both sh... Read more

The Best Films of the Decade, from Film at 11

Airs at: Fri, 12/20/2019 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Produced for: Film at 11

Everybody else is doing it so we might as well: listing the films of the 2010s that stand the test of time. The podcast is down at the bottom of the page. And here is a link to the Vulture article we used as a jumping off point for the episode. Every Movie of ... Read more

More music and Reel Music from KBOO's Rick Mitchell, and others on Film at 11

Airs at: Fri, 01/17/2020 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Produced for: Film at 11

KBOO's Rick Mitchell and the Northwest Film Center's Ben Popp join us to discuss the Reel Music festival sponsored by the Northwest Film Center, forthcoming on the 24th with several weeks of documentaries about music and musicians. Read more

Holiday movies and More, with Fortunato, on Film at 11, Dec. 13

Airs at: Fri, 12/13/2019 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Produced for: Film at 11

The Monday Sampler's Fortunato joins the team to discuss unusual holiday movies, Pre-Code movies, and more. Coming Out Dec 13, 2019 Jumanji: The Next Level Sequel Sony Pictures Nationwide Black Christmas Horror Universal Pictures Nationwide Richard Jewell ... Read more